Part of the Wilson Smart Takes

Video

Smart Take: The Killing of Al Qaeda Leader Ayman al-Zawahiri

August 2, 2022

Michael Kugelman, Deputy Director of the Wilson Center’s Asia Program, talks about the significance of Ayman al-Zawahiri’s death, the Taliban’s response, and what it means for the US/Taliban relationship.

Guest

Michael Kugelman

Michael Kugelman

Director, South Asia Institute

Hosted By

Indo-Pacific Program

The Indo-Pacific Program promotes policy debate and intellectual discussions on US interests in the Asia-Pacific as well as political, economic, security, and social issues relating to the world’s most populous and economically dynamic region. Read more

Explore More

Browse Insights & Analysis

ECSP_NSB_Image_Swathi_11.22.24

Podcast

Climate

Swathi Veeravalli on the Importance of Climate Security for US Strategic Interests

25:28November 27, 2024

Baltic pipeline vessel

Risky Game: Hybrid Attack on Baltic Undersea Cables

By Robin S. Quinville on November 25, 2024

ECSP_NSB_Photo_Montreal-Conference

New Security Beat

The 2024 Montreal Climate Security Summit: Four Takeaways

Trump-Xi Meeting

Security and Defense

China-US Relations: Challenges and Opportunities for the New Administration and Congress

A military rocket pointed into a cloudy sky

Security and Defense

Biden allowing Ukraine to strike into Russia is much ado for little consequence

The cover of the report featuring a photo of Kim Jong-Un and Vladimir Putin.

Security and Defense

Russia-DPRK Strategic Partnership and Prospects for NATO-Indo-Pacific Cooperation

Rzhev Memorial to the Soviet Soldier in Tver Oblast, Portrait from Russia 100 Roubles 2022 Banknotes.

Security and Defense

Любовь до гробовых

By Sergey Erzhenkov on November 18, 2024

Russian and North Korean Table Flags

Global Alliances & Partnerships

Defense Treaty Between North Korea and Russia Raises Alarm Over War Escalation

Chess pieces representing the US and China bounce off one another

Strategic Competition

Biden "Says Goodbye" Xi Jinping: What's Troublesome in US-China Relations?

Computer Hacker with images of computer code overlaid

Security and Defense

Hybrid War and National Security: NATO, the US, and the West

By Anita Parlow on November 8, 2024

Sauli Niinistö and Ursula von der Leyen shaking hands at the presentation of the report on strengthening European preparedness

Security and Defense

Niinistö Report: Enhancing the European Union’s Resilience for Future Uncertainties

By Rickard Lindholm on November 5, 2024

Damaged religious text in Odesa Ukraine

How Moscow Uses the Russian Orthodox Church as a Tool to Suppress Religious Freedom

By Elena Davlikanova on November 1, 2024

Share